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1 year ago
12-year study on Turners Falls massacre complete

A 12-year study into the 1676 Turners Falls massacre has recently been completed. The study investigated the incident where 250 Native people had been killed in an attack led by Captain William Turners on the Deerfield River across from Turners Falls. 

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1 year ago
FCTS looks to expand auto tech with motorcycles, small engines

Franklin County Technical School is proposing a new Motorcycle Technology component of their Automotive Technology Program.

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1 year ago
Governor Healey raises concerns over possible cuts to federal Solar for All program

Governor Healey has raised concerns over the Trump Administration considering to end the Environmental Protection Agency’s Solar for All program, which planned to award the state with $156 million in funding. 

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1 year ago
The North Cross Bridge in Gill down to one lane

The only town-owned bridge in Gill is down to one-lane after a Massachusetts Department of Transportation inspection deemed emergency interventions necessary for safety.

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1 year ago
Field work begins on Orange’s potential “Slum and Blight” neighborhood

The town of Orange, in collaboration with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments and engineers from Tighe & Bond, is launching a field assessment of the neighborhood

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1 year ago
Harvard educator and author to speak on civil resistance

On Thursday, August 7th Harvard educator and East Charlemont resident Erica Chenoweth will be speaking at the Federated Church on Route 2 in Charlemont.

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1 year ago
Amherst-Pelham School District files appeal against order to reinstate guidance counselor

The Amherst-Pelham Regional School District has filed a complaint requesting to vacate the arbitration award that ordered the district to reinstate former guidance counselor Delinda Dykes, who had been accused of misgendering students.

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1 year ago
Ashfield accident sends two to hospital

A pickup truck rolled over after striking a utility pole Tuesday morning on Route 116 in Ashfield.

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1 year ago
New building arrived for Conway Mall

The town’s swap shop, called the Conway Mall, has been in operation since 2005, providing a space where Conway residents can bring their donations and pick up donated goods from others.

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1 year ago
Wendell voters approve new tanker truck and Swift River upgrades

The votes were split at the Wendell Special Election Monday. 26.93% of voters, or 213 of the 791 registered voters turned out for the Special Election on August 4th.